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FIRE WARDENS BOARD OF SELECTMEN
INSPECTOR OF MEATS AND PROVISIONS HUGH CAMERON
LOCAL AGENT FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE BROWN TAIL AND GIPSY MOTH HARRIS M. BRIGGS
SUPERINTENDENT OF TOWN FARM LINDSAY L. MISTER
FIRE ENGINEERS STANLEY McCAUSLAND, Chief ROBERT J. MARTIN HUGH CAMERON
GEORGE W. CHANDLER AARON OSTERMAN GEORGE E. HOOPER
FOREST FIRE WARDEN HARRIS M. BRIGGS
APPRAISERS JACOB L. BURTT
GEORGE E. MARSHALL ALBION L. FELKER
UNDERTAKERS
FRANK H. FARMER H. LOUIS FARMER
SEXTON GEORGE H. BROWN
JANITOR OF TOWN HALL HENRY MORRIS
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
BIRTHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF TEWKSBURY FOR THE YEAR 1918
Date of
No. Birth
Name of Child
Names of Parents
1 Jan. 5
Bazman.
Jacob and Fanney
2 Feb. 4
Banton. Walter and Ida
3 Feb. 6
Robert Lewis Pineau. Leonard and Minnie
4 Feb. 14
Frank Earl Livingston.
Frank W. and Augusta M.
5
Feb. 18
Genowefa Obrzut
Wojcuch and Mary
6 Mar. 15
Edward Kelley
William H. and Susie V.
7 May 17
Claude John Travis Claude S. and Catherine
8 May 18
George Moeller Travis Claude S. and Catherine
9 May 28
Virginia Lee Sunbury . Herbert E. and Christine
10
June 2
Pauline Eunice Pickard
Harlin and Endora
11 June 2
Merrila Vena Rouff. Edward and Zella
12 June 6
Brown. Frederick L. and Steffi
13 June 11
Bernard Abgrid Uska Charles and Annie
14 June 19
Elizabeth Goodwin. Walter E. and Marguerite
15 June 29
Arthur William Lanner Carl G. and Benedicta Frederick Francis Meloy ... Frederick F. and Mabel M. Bernice Moore ... . Joseph and Margaret
19 July 30
Eleene Gertrude Scott.
. James J. and Mary
20 July 31
Bredenberg
Gunnar and Olga
21 Aug. 10
Joseph Oliver Gervais.
Alphonse and Georgiana.
22 Aug. 19
Dorothy Alice Pike. .
.Daniel P. and Alice A.
23 Aug. 24
24 Sept. 12
Marion Elizabeth Fitzgerald. . Justin F. and Blanche A .. Ernest and Esther Louis William Dickson
25 Sept. 16
Charles R. Wilson. John and Ella
26 Oct. 24
Loretta May Manley Thomas J. and Ella S.
27 Nov. 13
Dorothy May Roper. Chester M. and Dorothy M. Benson. . Carl A. and Hilda
28
Dec. 1
29 Dec. 6 Bernard Francis Scott. Daniel J. and Katherine
30 Dec. 11
Alfred Francis Marion. . Louise and Alphonise
Attest :
PETER W. CAMERON,
Town Clerk.
16 June 29
17 July 26
18 July 27
Harold Thomas Stanton. Edward M. and Florence
(7)
MARRIAGES RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF TEWKSBURY FOR THE YEAR 1918
No. Marriage
Name
Residence
1 Jan. 6 Fred R. Hacker. . Tewksbury, Mass.
Ameliy Ribrulur. Tewksbury, Mass.
2 Jan. 12 Walter E. Pike. Andover, Mass.
Cynthia E. Flint. Andover, Mass.
3 Feb. 2 Raymond S. Fox. Tewksbury, Mass. Anna M. Morrisy .Lowell, Mass.
4 Feb. 23 Harry W. Patterson.
Tewksbury, Mass.
Mildred N. Pringle. Lowell, Mass.
5 Feb. 25 George W. Chandler
Tewksbury, Mass.
Lillian F. Smith.
.. Lowell, Mass.
6 Mar. 30 Frank C .Martin. Tewksbury, Mass.
Everly E. Sanford. Tewksbury, Mass.
1- Apr.
4 James Hepburn
Annie Shepherd. Lowell, Mass.
8 Apr. 21 James F. Hill. Camp Devins, Mass.
Anna O. Benson . Tewksbury, Mass.
9 May 18 John Palarino. Tewksbury, Mass.
Concetta Lagurido .. Boston, Mass. Henry I. Cote Tewksbury, Mass.
Marie Eva Larivee. Lowell, Mass.
11
June
4 Joseph Vaillancourt Lowell, Mass.
12
June 11 George J. Winston. Mabel McCabe Haverhill, Mass.
13 June 29 Elwyn H. Dau. Arlington, N. J.
Elizabeth (Pike) Dickson.
Tewksbury, Mass.
14 July 4 Romulus Clermont
.. Lowell, Mass.
15 July 15 David J. Williams
Mary A. Sullivan.
. . Nashua, N. H.
16 Aug. 10 Herbert H. Clatur
Tewksbury, Mass.
Annie C. Cameron. Tewksbury, Mass.
17 Aug. 24 Arthur F. Kinsman. Wilmington, Mass. Mary A. Bancroft. . Tewksbury, Mass.
18 Oct. 24 Thomas J. Manley Tewksbury, Mass.
Ella S. Sawyer .. Tewksbury, Mass.
19 Oct. 26 William L. McCoy Tewksbury, Mass. Florence M. Williams Tewksbury, Mass.
20 Nov. 6 Ferriccio Coacct Boston, Mass.
Ersiglia Bougarsome. Tewksbury, Mass.
21 Nov. 16 Frederick A. Osterman Tewksbury, Mass.
Mabel G. Trevors. Lowell, Mass.
Attest : PETER W. CAMERON,
Town Clerk.
(8)
. Tewksbury, Mass.
Veneranec Cote. . Tewksbury, Mass.
Delia Kelliher
Lowell, Mass.
.Tewksbury, Mass.
10 May 27
Tewksbury, Mass.
Date of
DEATHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF TEWKSBURY FOR THE YEAR 1918
Date of
No. Death
Yrs.
Mths.
Dys.
1 Jan. 15
Louise A. Staples
78
1
5
2
Feb. 3 John Clark.
46
3 Feb. 10 Eugene P. Messer.
69
3
5
5 Feb. 15
William D. Taylor
44
4
26
6 Mar. 27 Olive Martin. .
11
8
-
7
Apr. 12
George E. Fitzgerald.
74
1
19
8 June 15
Clarence E. Clark.
45
9
2
9 June 22
Josephine M. Briggs
68
10
10
July 14
Eugenia C. Leith.
51
11
12
July 19
Louise Marion
70
8
25
14
Aug. 26
Lelind S. Goodwin
13
11
3
15
Sept. 1
Malcolm A. Labor
6
16
Sept. 5
Ruth P. Trent.
96
7
17
Sept. 7
Thaddeus E. Smith.
2
7
6
18
Sept. 16
John J. Young.
55
19
Sept. 20
Charles R. Wilson.
27
1
21
21
Sept. 24
Ada L. Twitchell.
76
22
Sept. 26
Mary A. Goodwin
45
7
4
23
Oct. 6 Berthe Perry
19
10
5
24
Oct. 6
Martha W. Shedd.
96
10
11
25
Oct. 13
Andrew Kazekevich
42
11
22
26
Oct. 14
Marie D'Amour
42
27
Oct. 30
Laura A. Dunham
46
28
Nov. 9 Malbina Kemp
29
11
29
29
Nov. 30
Margaret McDermott
71
30
Dec. 2 Phillip McGovern
75
4
1
Attest :
PETER W. CAMERON,
Town Clerk.
4
Feb. 14
Elizabeth F. Latour.
48
-
-
13
July 22
Luther S. Twiss.
83
3 col
20
Sept. 21
Harold L. Marshall.
-
-
-
(9)
RECAPITULATION
Births registered 1918. 30
Male
17
Female 13
Marriages registered 1918.
21
Deaths registered 1918.
32
Male
15
Female
17
Received and paid over to the County Treasurer four hundred three dollars eighty cents ($403.80) for dog licenses.
The Town Clerk hereby gives notice that he is prepared to furnish parents, householders, physicians and midwives, applying therefor, with blanks for return of births as required by law.
ASSESSORS' REPORT
The Assessors of the Town of Tewksbury submit the following report :
Value of land, exclusive of buildings, April 1, 1918. $ 777,425.00
Value of buildings, exclusive of land, April 1, 1918. 1,332,015.00
Value of personal property, April 1, 1918. 665,386.00
Total valuation, April 1, 1918. $2,774,826.00
Supplementary valuation, Dec. 10 to 20, 1918 6,760.00
Total valuation for 1918. . $2,781,586.00
Total valuation for 1917. 2.701,568.00
Net increase in valuation $ 80,018.00
Amount raised for :
State Tax $ 4,510.00
State Highway Tax.
1,237.20
$ 5.747.20
County Tax
2,235.06
Schools
15,520.19
Repairs at Foster School.
1,000.00
16,520.19
Highways 6,950.00
(10)
Andover Street Repairs
4,442.50
11.392.50
Incidentals
2,500.00
Street Lighting
3,150.00
Town Farm
600.00
Library
500.00
Police
700.00
Board of Health.
200.00
Stationery and Printing.
600.00
Salaries
2,500.00
Park Commission
75.00
Tree Warden
100.00
Aid to the Poor.
1,200.00
Fire Department
800.00
Care of Fire Truck.
1,200.00
Payment and Interest on Fire Truck Loan. .
1,040.00
Memorial Day
150.00
Sidewalk on Main Street
300.00
Suppression of Moths.
1,080.40
Overlayings
877.90
53,468.25
Less Cash in Treasury
2,522.34
Less Income Tax Return.
1,911.42
4.433.76
Balance Assessed
$49,034.49
Moth Assessment on Private Property as
furnished by Superintendent.
$707.38
Rate of taxation, $17.30.
Number of polls, 519.
Table of Aggregates
Number of Acres of Land 12,003
Houses
751
Horses
211
Cows
570
Neat Cattle
63
Sheep
3
Swine
64
Fowls
4.233
2,051
Total number of taxpayers
(11)
Schedule of Town Property
School Buildings and Land. $31,000.00
Personal Property, School Department. 2,000.00
Town Hall and Lot.
1,500.00
Library Building and Lot.
3,000.00
Public Library .
4,000.00
Town Farm and Buildings
9,600.00
Personal Property at Town Farm
5,743.60
Receiving Tomb
500.00
Town Lot, Centre Cemetery
50.00
Town Barn, Shed and Land, Highway Department .
1,025.00
Personal Property, Highway Department.
2,605.00
Barge and Sleigh.
250.00
Gravel Land, Waters
50.00
Gravel Land, Cole.
500.00
Public Parks
2,000.00
Cemeteries
1,000.00
Personal Property, Moth Department
1,730.88
Lamp Posts and Fixtures, Lighting Department
1,200.00
Personal Property, Fire Department
3,500.00
Lot on Pringle Street.
50.00
Forest Fire Wagon, Extinguishers and Supplies.
250.00
Land and Buildings, Fire Department.
1,200.00
Total
$72,854.48
Exempt Property
First Congregational Church, etc.
$15,900.00
First Baptist Church, etc.
11,800.00
Oblate Fathers, O. M. I ..
33,800.00
St. Peter's and St. Paul's Society
60.00
South Tewksbury Methodist Mission, etc.
550.00
Total
$62,110.00
BUZZELL KING, ALBERT C. BLAISDELL, WILLIAM T. LEWIS,
Board of Assessors.
(12)
AUDITOR'S REPORT
HIGHWAYS Receipts
Balance Jan. 1st, 1918 $
68.28
Appropriation
4,500.00
Transferred from Oiling Road Account 1,200.00
M. K. Fuller, for horse ..
125.00
Thomas Sidilinker, use of teams.
63.77
Henry Morris, use of teams.
80.63
H. M. Larrabee, use of teams.
7.00
F. H. Farmer, use of teams
10.00
A. S. Haines, use of teams.
10.00
Incidental Account, use of teams
11.00
Mark Roper, use of teams and manure.
270.93
Wm. Jones, for manure.
21.00
James Chandler, for dynamite.
.60
H. A. Page, for dynamite.
8.00
A. M. Shedd, for grain.
5.80
A. C. Tingley, for manure.
3.50
U. S. Bunting Co., teaming cinders
17.50
Jas. Clancy, use of horse
1.00
H. J. Robinson, for stone.
1.00
John Brown, use of telephone
.20
$6,405.21
EXPENDITURES Labor and Teams
John Brown
$950.03
Roland Robinson
185.49
Carroll Edgecomb
633.50
A. M. Shedd.
30.00
Louis Gibbons
225.00
Harry Grant
149.00
Patrick Clancy
342.00
James Tansey
810.37
Award Labor
90.00
Fred Goodwin
2.50
Walter Gibbons
6.00
3,423.89
Hay and Grain
Wm. Livingston
1,019.08
J. B. Cover
23.68
D. A. Mace.
109.00
Fred Scarlett
43.12
Charles Finerty
7.00
D. W. Seaver.
73.75
C. Brooks Stevens.
126.00
1,401.63
(13)
Shoeing and Repairing
Guy H. Clark.
$ 51.35
J. L. Fleming. . . 84.10
J. L. Williamson.
6.00
Henry Reynolds
11.00
A. S. Haines
113.75
$266.20
Breaking Roads
F. H. Farmer
$58.00
M. K. Fuller.
13.50
C. W. Parsons
17.00
P. L. Haines.
3.00
A. L. Felker
24.35
Jesse Kemp
3.00
Irving French
7.50
$126.35
Tools and Supplies
Donovan Harness Co., supplies.
$154.70
Bartlett & Dow, supplies ..
22.29
Daniel P. Byam, sled.
38.00
Geo. A. Norris, filing saws
.65
W. E. Adams, posts.
9.60
Edward Cawley, cement ..
2.40
Dr. W. A. Sherman, services
3.00
Swift, MeNutt Co., lumber
45.00
Rockwood Rice, gravel.
12.80
Albert Trull, gravel ..
7.40
James Chambers, gravel.
5.70
Patrick O'Neil, gravel.
24.10
Dennis Long, gravel ..
22.00
Perfection Mfg. Co., supplies
2.94
New England Road Machinery Co., scraper
185.00
New England Telephone Co., telephone. .
22.09
Lowell Gas Light Co., gas ..
10.68
A. B. Moore, supplies ..
9.36
American Express Co., charges
.40
$578.11
Total receipts
6,405.21
Total expenditures
5,796.18
Unexpended balance
$ 609.03
Schools Receipts
Appropriation $15,520.19
Reimbursements from the State:
Acct. of High School Tuition. 1,485.20
Acct. of Tuition of State Children. 39.00
(14)
Acct. of Transportation of High School Pupils 546.06
Acct. of Industrial School.
47.50
Acct. of Supervision. 375.00
C. L. Randall, use of telephone
22.24
C. L. Randall, for material sold.
13.20
H. L. Trull, for material sold.
36.10
Ernest Dodge, for car tickets
4.80
James Dodge, for tuition.
40.00
F. F. Spaulding, for car tickets.
1.19
F. F. Spaulding, use of hall.
10.00
Edward Walsh, use of hall.
10.00
Congregational Church, use of hall.
33.00
U. S. Government, interest on Liberty Bond.
13.41
Public Library, coal and wood.
24.55
$18,221.44
Expenditures, Teachers
Ella E. Fleming
$762.00
Gladys Arnold
582.00
Elizabeth Dowles
502.00
Hazel Weinbeck
521.50
Elizabeth Flynn
617.00
Nettie L. Eagles
578.00
Annie M. Wylie
472.50
Mirian Wiggin
489.00
Ethel Hadley
492.00
Lydia Hopkins
300.00
Eva L. Hersey.
204.00
Margaret J. Carney
219.00
Mildred Brennon
96.00
Ruth H. Nourse.
105.00
Lena Coburn
69.00
Frances Cameron
72.00
Edmund Alger
96.00
Ethel Greenleaf
7.50
Myrtle Rooney
2.50
Bertha Hook
2.50
Alice Duffy
57.50
Theresa Glynn
15.00
Edith Merchant
22.50
Lottie McMaster
2.00
Marion Bolton
4.00
Ruth Hathaway
5.00
Katharine O'Donnell
2.50
Mildred Libbey
15.00
$6,313.00
Fuel and Janitors
Geo. F. Garland, janitor.
$ 986.42
T. E. Painter, janitor. 361.26
168.00
John Moore, janitor.
(15)
Mrs. M. Anderson, janitor.
168.00
Thomas Gledhill, janitor.
8.00
Lowell Gas Light Co., gas.
41.42
Lowell Electric Light Corp., electricity .
17.25
F. H. Farmer, coke.
11.72
F. H. Farmer, teaming coal
75.64
John F. French, wood.
30.00
Harry P. Nash, wood.
22.00
Charles Lajoie, coal.
151.57
Horne Coal Co., coal.
1,293.72
Walter L. Hale, coal
5.40
E. A. Wilson Co., coal
21.60
Frank L. Eames, coal
12.75
Geo. W. Trull, wood.
20.00
F. I. Carter, wood.
30.00
$3,424.75
Transportation
Frank H. Farmer, driving barge.
$531.00
Thomas Sawyer, driving barge.
508.00
Bay State Railway Co., tickets. .
860.40
Guy H. Clark, repairs on barge.
5.00
John L. Fleming, repairs on barge
111.28
$2,015.68
Supervision
Charles L. Randall
$742.50
Medical Inspection
Dr. H. M. Larrabee
$100.00
Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Fund
Mass. Retirement Board.
$129.50
Tuition
City of Lowell, High School ..
$2,044.83
City of Lowell, Vocational School. 282.50
$2,327.33
Books and Supplies
Ella E. Flemings
$ 1.00
Miriam Wiggin
2.53
Ervin E. Smith Co ..
56.96
Edward E. Babb & Co.
108.03
Kenney Bros. & Wolkins
41.40
Kershaw's Music Store
4.14
Houghton, Mifflin Co
30.20
A. G. Pollard Co.
77.59
H. I. Dallman Co.
40.50
J. L. Hammett Co.
333.89
(16)
$948.55
School Houses
Geo. A. Norris, repairs
$ 35.80
A. B. Moore, supplies. . .
17.40
Geo. F. Garland, paid for supplies
1.00
T. E. Painter, paid for supplies
.25
E. A. Wilson & Co., cement.
.88
Ervin E. Smith Co., supplies
110.58
S. R. McIntosh, supplies.
6.33
Bennett Bros. Co., repairs.
139.44
Bon Marche Co., supplies.
2.73
F. F. Spaulding, paid for supplies
8.55
Thomas Johnson, repairs.
74.82
Scannell Boiler Works, repairs. .
39.30
W. A. Mack, repairs.
47.95
Robinson & Foster, repairs
123.09
J. J. Fitzgerald, painting.
1.50
Martin Anderson, repairs and cleaning
8.50
Hobson & Lawler, repairs.
46.38
Whittier Wooden Ware Co., supplies
5.00
J. L. Chalifoux Co., rugs
2.20
Eliza Miller, water.
10.00
Robertson Co., furniture.
51.00
Millard F. Wood, clock and repairs.
8.50
Mass. Reformatory for Women, flags
44.95
Davis & Sargent Lumber Co., lumber
20.04
R. H. Anderson, painting. .
26.25
Thompson Hardware Co., supplies.
.44
J. M. Clancy, repairs.
15.08
Matthias F. Connor, repairs.
212.00
Hopkinson & Holden, supplies
3.75
Enoch Foster, gravel.
1.50
H. W. Tarbell, labor.
35.08
Limburg Co., cleaning furnaces
41.00
Row, Peterson & Co.
5.58
Mrs. F. Brown ..
1.25
S. R. McIntosh. 4.11
D. C. Heath & Co
16.31
Scott, Forseman & Co.
43.70
MacMillan Co.
14.64
Silver, Burdett & Co.
2.48
Milton, Bradley Co ..
37.14
Buckland Printing Co.
2.50
Ginn & Co ..
63.10
F. W. Woolworth Co.
.60
American Book Co.
30.64
Little, Brown & Co.
8.20
Riverside Press
10.31
F. F. Spaulding
5.07
Butterfield Printing Co.
... 6.68
(17)
W. H. Folsom, supplies
5.00
Milo D. Clay, painting .
318.09
B. F. Crosby Co., repairs.
31.56
Ralph Sawyer, repairs.
4.65
Carroll Bros., repairs.
46.63
James Whittet, repairs.
30.00
Geo. A. Hill, installing fire aların.
20.00
A. S. Haines, labor on fire escape
72.25
H. L. Trull, paid for cleaning
4.50
Mrs. Geo. Garland, cleaning
12.00
C. B. Coburn Co., supplies. .
7.34
F. H. Farmer, cleaning cesspool .
1.00
.
$1,694.31
Miscellaneous
New England Telephone Co., telephone. $ 32.25
A. B. Moore, teaming and freight charges. 7.09
F. H. Farmer, labor and teaming
9.50
Edith A. Foristall, taking census
40.00
Edith A. Foristall, advertising
3.43
Lowell Telegram, advertising
1.50
Lowell Sun, advertising
1.35
C. L. Randall, expenses
28.69
H. L. Trull, expenses.
3.00
J. L. Fleming, insurance
325.59
F. C. Church, insurance.
49.90
Henry Morris, teaming and freight charges
2.92
Nelson Huntley, diplomas.
7.00
A. W. Greely, tuning piano.
2.50
Irving F. French, teaming water
8.50
Anthony Kelley, police duty.
2.00
$525.22
Total receipts
$18,221.44
Total bills paid.
18,220.84
Unexpended balance
.60
Amount of bills on hand unpaid.
$1,189.75
Stationery and Printing
Balance Jan. 1st, 1918. $ 12.19
600.00
$612.19
Expenditures
Wm. Speke & Co., stationery
$ 19.30
Hobbs & Warren, blanks.
11.92
Fred A. Lowell, poll lists.
20.00
Dumas & Co., books.
10.07
A. T. Howard Co., blanks
6.50
(18)
Appropriation
A. J. Fairgrieve, stationery and stamps 67.06
G. C. Prince & Son, book. . .. .90
Courier-Citizen Co., advertising . 30.26
Butterfield Printing Co., town reports and war- rants
283.00
A. W. Brownell, blanks.
2.75
E. W. Bailey, stamps
8.00
Carter Ink Co., ink.
1.25
H. C. Kittredge, supplies.
6.43
Wakefield Daily Item, supplies.
9.65
Irving F. French, paid for stamps
,50
Harry L. Shedd, paid for stamps
1.00
John J. Young, paid for stamps.
1.00
American Express Co., charges on supplies. ...
.68
$480.27
Unexpended balance
$131.92
Salaries
Balance Jan. 1st, 1918.
$ 24.08
Appropriation 2,500.00
$2,524.08
Expenditures
Irving F. French, selectman and overseer
$ 200.00
John J. Young, selectman and overseer .. 125.00
Harry L. Shedd, selectman and overseer 150.00
Albert C. Blaisdell, assessor
110.00
Buzzell King, assessor.
177.50
Wm. T. Lewis, assessor.
177.50
Eugene N. Patterson, treasurer.
200.00
James W. Miller, auditor.
200.00
Geo. Stevens, highway commissioner
100.00
Henry Morris, janitor town hall.
100.00
Herbert L. Trull, school committee.
50.00
Franklin F. Spaulding, school committee
50.00
Mrs. H. M. Larrabee, school committee.
50.00
Peter W. Cameron, town clerk ..
150.00
Peter W. Cameron, clerk of registrars
30.00
A. B. Moore, registrar of voters.
20.00
Dennis J. O'Connell, registrar of voters.
20.00
Geo. A. Marshall, registrar of voters, 1917-18.
40.00
James C. Marshall, election officer
15.00
Austin French, election officer
15.00
E. H. King, election officer
15.00
Wm. Kelley, election officer .
15.00
$2,010.00
Unexpended balance
$ 514.08
(19)
STREET LIGHTING
Balance Jan. 1st, 1918 $ 4.22
Appropriation 3,000.00
.25
$3,004.47
Expenditures
Lowell Gas Light Co., gas $ 353.82
A. B. Moore, supplies. .
416.74
Lowell Electric Light Corp., lights
1,014.87
F. H. Farmer, setting posts.
3.25
Robertson Co., supplies.
7.15
Thompson Hardware Co., supplies.
21.84
Laurence E. Lynch, labor.
613.25
Ellsworth Sunbury, labor
211.00
Frank Johnson, labor
29.60
Robert Scott, labor ..
25.34
Thomas Garside, labor
83.35
Ralph McQuade, labor
46.74
Leo McKillop, labor.
5.50
Daniel McKillop, labor.
66.00
Geo. R. Gerrish, labor
10.00
Globe Gas Light Co., supplies
.
69.00
Standard Oil Co., oil. .
18.50
C. B. Coburn Co., supplies.
3.60
American Express, express charges.
4.05
Boston & Maine R. R., freight charges.
1.07
Overdrawn
Debit of outstanding bills estimated
75.00
AID, STATE AND MILITARY
Paid for aid. to be reimbursed by the State ... . .
$852.00
INSANE AND POOR
Balance Jan. 1st, 1918.
$ 550.09
Appropriation
1,200.00
Com. of Mass., reimbursements
753.00
Paid for aid to poor.
2,507.36
Overdrawn
$ 1.27
MOTH ACCOUNT, JAN. 1st to DEC. 1st, 1918
Balance Jan. 1st, 1918.
$966.82
Com. of Mass., reimbursement a/c street work .. 736.34
Com. of Mass., reimbursement a/c State high- way work
134.28
(20)
$3,004.67 $ .20
$2,503.09
Leo. McKillop, refund
Wm. Livingston, reimbursement for private work . .
26.00
J. L. Robertson, reimbursement for private work 11.77
Daniel Mace, reimbursement for private work .. 7.34
$1,882.55
Expenditures
Harris M. Briggs, superintendent
$ 900.01
C. E. Sweatt, labor
231.00
Wm. Rouff, labor.
138.77
Ben Stlamak, labor
86.50
Manter E. Garland, labor
148.00
Harry Coombs, labor
145.90
Geo. Labonte, labor 155.75
Fred Voakes, labor
52.50
John D. Purdy, labor
2.50
Edward Rouff, labor
183.12
Maurice Maguire, labor
128.63
A. B. Moore, supplies. .40
203.50
Guy H. Clark, repairs.
1.00
Wm. Speke & Co., stationery.
3.25
Wm. E. Briggs, labor.
21.00
American Express Co., charges
2.13
H. Louis Farmer, gasoline.
41.86
Manter E. Garland, use of team.
6.00
New England Electric Supply Co., supplies.
3.57
Middlesex Machine Co., supplies
.64
WV. H. Landers, use of team.
37.97
$2,494.00
Less amount charged to private work
611.45
$1,882.55
MOTH ACCOUNT DEC. 1st, 1918, TO JAN. 1st, 1919
Town's liability
$1,109.93
Expenditures
Harris M. Briggs, superintendent.
$77.00
Geo. Labonte, labor ..
73.50
A. S. Haines, repairs.
2.00
152.50
Unexpended balance
$957.43
TREE WARDEN
Balance Jan. 1st, 1918
$125.82
Appropriaation
100.00
$225.82
(21)
F. H. Farmer, use of teams.
Expenditures
A. B. Moore, supplies. $ 2.25
S. R. McIntosh, supplies.
7.50
Wm. Speke Co., stationery.
2.75
C. B. Coburn Co., sulphur
13.75
Harris M. Briggs, labor.
73.40
Harris M. Briggs, use of auto
24.00
C. E. Sweatt, labor.
3.00
Manter E. Garland, labor
2.50
Geo. Labonte, labor.
3.50
Maurice Maguire, labor.
6.80
F. M. Haskell, supplies.
3,50
Boutwell Bros., supplies
7.56
Nap. D. Lafleur, supplies
. .
$158.72
Unexpended balance
$ 67.10
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Balance Jan. 1st, 1918
$ 59.33
Appropriation
500.00
County Treasurer, dog tax.
366.51
Irene Miller, cards and fines.
3.00
Abbie M. Blaisdell, cards and fines
5.25
$934.09
Expenditures
Abbie M. Blaisdell, librarian.
$126.00
Abbie M. Blaisdell, paid express and supplies. ..
2.49
Irene Miller, assistant librarian.
56.25
Ruth Cameron, assistant librarian.
13.00
Wm. Smtih, labor 31.00
Lowell Gas Light Co., gas.
22.00
G. C. Prince & Son, cabinet.
7.10
Butterfield Printing Co., supplies.
10.50
American Express Co., charges.
4.02
Library Bureau, slips.
2.49
Kate Folsom, expenses.
14.00
School Dept., coal and wood.
24.55
De Wolfe & Fiske Co., books.
447.37
Mrs. M. A. Wilson, magazines
30.75
Wm. H: Lee, teaming books.
87.50
$879.02
Unexpended balance
$ 55.07
(22)
8.21
BOARD OF HEALTH
Balance Jan. 1st, 1918. 5.21
Appropriation 200.00
$205.28
Expenditures
Dr. H. M. Larrabee, services
$90.00
F. & E. Bailey Co., supplies
6.10
C. D. Dodge Co., supplies.
29.53
$125.63
Unexpended balance
$ 79.58
POLICE
Balance Jan. 1st, 1918
$ 35.50
Appropriation
700.00
City of Lowell, court fines.
37.00
P. W. Cameron, license fees
. 89.50
862.00
Expenditures
F. H. Farmer, services.
$430.60
P. J. O'Neil, services. .
126.50
Anthony G. Kelley, services
186.37
W. H. Alexander, services.
26.07
Geo. E. Hooper, Jr., services
50.13
City of Lowell, use of jail.
8.00
John P. Carter, use of auto.
5.00
Fred M. Carter, use of auto
5.00
. ...
$837.67
Unexpended balance
$ 24.33
PARKS AND COMMONS
Balance Jan. 1st, 1918
$26.20
Appropriation
75.00
$101.20
Expenditures
Bartlett & Dow, rope ...
$12.89
Geo. E. Hibbard, repairs on lawn mower.
1.50
$14.39
Unexpended balance. $86.81
INTEREST
Balance Jan. 1st, 1918. $214.60
Union National Bank, interest on deposits. 104.41
(23)
.
1 211,12 12/
34
66
6 2
M. G. Rogers, interest collected on outstanding taxes
558.51
Paid Central Savings Bank, interest on notes ...
Overdrawn
$ 338.32
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Balance Jan. 1st, 1918. Appropriation
2,000.00
S. W. McCausland, use of telephone.
1.65
$2,002.41
Expenditures
$19.51526
Stanley W. McCausland, chief.
FZ|$1.014.62
Lowell Co-operative Association, coal.
$28.30-
E. A. Wilson Co., coal.
4920480
Horne Coal Co., coal ..
9.30
F. H. Farmer, use of teams and sand.
426.75
Boston Auto Supply Co., supplies.
6.10
Guy H. Clark, repairs
2.00
New England Telephone Co., telephone.
23.78
Lowell Storage Battery Station, supplies.
2.50
Middlesex Machine Co., supplies
.52
Gurry Bros., supplies.
12.00
Wm. Speke Co., fire cards.
4.50
H. L. Farmer, gasoline.
2.80
A. B. Moore, supplies
10.15
A. B. Moore, cement
37.50
E. Willard, labor
2.50
W. J. Robinson, labor
3.25
C. E. Foster, labor.
3.25
F. Twitchell, labor
2.50
Thomas MeHugh, labor.
3.60
Geo. David, labor
1.65
Geo. E. Hooper, Jr., labor
6.10
H. M. Briggs, labor
9.00
W. E. Briggs, labor.
7.60
M. Maguire, labor
7.60
Dubuque Bros., use of auto
15.00
H. M. Briggs, use of auto
4.50
E. J .Walsh, use of auto.
1.50
E. J. Walsh, bell for truck and labor
10.75
W. E. Roberts, teaming coal.
6.00
Avery Chemical Co., acid.
4.56
Fairgrieve & Co., gasoline and supplies
47.30
Kissel Car Co., repairs ..
15.27
Boston Armature Works, repairs
5.00
(24)
62 52 10 5 5226
20
R. S. McCausland, teaming coal.
2.50
20.13266
Thomas C. McCausland, relief work.
$ 2.76
$ 877.527 2 1,215.84 12
L. A. Derby & Co., repairs.
25.56
American Lafrance, stoppers.
1.75
New England Electrical Sig. Co., torch.
4.85
City Hall Garage, batteries.
1.60
Mr. Tracy, replacing coat burnt at fire.
15.00
E. J. Burns, replacing coat burnt at fire
21.00
N. D. Lafleur, glass
4.55
F. M. Bill, soda.
28.00
Lowell Fire Department, donation.
75.00
Billerica Fire Department, donation
75.00
$1,607.29
Unexpended balance
$ 395.12
TOWN FARM
Superintendent 's receipts
$5.162.22
Appropriation
600.00
$5,762.22
Expenditures
Donovan Harness Co., supplies
$ 13.85
Bartlett & Dow, supplies.
1.50
New England Telephone Co., telephone
25.87
A. B. Moore, groceries and grain.
496.58
Lowell Electric Light Corp., electricity
9.42
Ervin E. Smith Co., supplies
25.20
Bennett Bros. Co., repairs.
28.79
Robinson & Foster, repairs
156.36
Hobson & Lawler, repairs and pipe
22.73
Robertson & Co., supplies.
52.65
Davis & Sargent Co., shingles.
11.50
Thompson Hardware Co., supplies
.75
Lowell Sun, advertising
.33
J. L. Fleming, repairs. .
62.33
G. C. Prince & Son, stationery.
2.50
Boston & Maine R. R., freight charges
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